Eternity.
"How long does it last?"
You can't ask that. It doesn't "last", it just is. Eternity is, was, and will be.
It never ends.
Eternity is forever. You could compare it with Infinity. There is no end, no beginning. It's there;
It always will be.
Sakura tensed from the feel of the humid air around her. She couldn't bear the heat in this kind of situation. The same went for Naruto as he stared at Sasuke, who seemed as if he would break down any moment now.
"Sakura...Naruto...I'm sorry for what I
did...but...I must kill Itachi." His expression and tone
of voice showed that he was being completely serious.
"Why
didn't you take me with you?" Sakura's voice pleaded for an
answer. "You needed to train Sakura-chan! Besides, what would
that have accomplished?" Her eyes widened at his response. Of
course she needed training back then, but just look at her now! She
had it, and was prepared for anything that came between her and her
friends.
What did he mean by accomplishment?!!!
"What do you mean by that?!" She asked him, partially annoyed.
"I
needed to go with Orochimaru. You think he would've kept you alive?!
He would've killed you the minute he saw you!" Sasuke looked
deeply into her eyes. Sakura's eyes soon blocked out all emotions.
"Would you have allowed him to do that?" She said bitterly,
filling her fists with chakra and landed several punches across
"Sasuke's" face.
"So, you knew." Sasuke's
voice came from the towering rocks behind them.
He let out a quick chuckle. "You're much better than you used to be. Heh...much more alert." Naruto's shocked face twisted with anger. "Are you making fun of us Sasuke-teme?!!!!" Naruto glared at the raven-haired Uchiha. "You were over there the entire time..." Sakura whispered matter-of-factly.
His
sharingan eyes glowed in what sunlight was actually left. Sasuke
chuckled again, this time solemnly. "I really have missed Team
7." He smirked as best he could. "Seriously." The
smirk disappeared from his face.
Naruto gritted his teeth so hard
that Sakura cringed from the awful sound. She was sure that blood
would soon be spilled.
"Sasuke...if you kill your brother...will you come back to Konoha?" Sakura lowered her gaze from the rogue ninja. "I've killed Orochimaru, so that's out of the way. If I kill my brother; I will have no reason to avoid my home any longer. So...yes...I suppose...of course; that's just what you'd want me to do, right Sakura-chan?"
The smirk that returned to his face was only for her, and she felt as if her skin had just been pierced by a thousand poisoned needles. She wanted him to come back more than anything. She wanted to be with him--to ensure the future of his clan. Sure, there were a lot of girls that liked Sasuke out there, but no one knew him like she did.
It wasn't a hoax that they were put on the same team. There had to be a reason. Same with Naruto. How much of a coincidence was this?
Sakura.
Sasuke.
Naruto.
Their destinies were intertwined.
to be continued...